Kanepi v Safarova
WTA Tour 2017
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 9–4 on categories
Safarova wins on first-serve points won %. Kanepi’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2017: Kanepi 6 matches, Safarova 53 matches.
- Kanepi has the better first serve in %: 70.8 to Safarova’s 62.
- Safarova averages 6.1 aces a match to Kanepi’s 2 — 3 times as many.
- Kanepi averages 2.7 double faults a match to Safarova’s 3.9.
- Safarova ranks 1st of 97 in WTA Tour 2017 for break points saved %.
- Safarova ranks 7th of 97 in WTA Tour 2017 for first-serve points won %.
- Longevity: Safarova has 53 matches, Kanepi 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Kanepi (6 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 70.8First serve in %62.0#57 of 97
- 62.2First-serve points won %70.6#7 of 97
- 60.7Break points saved %64.0★ #1 of 97
- 42.9Return points won %42.3#75 of 97
- 212 total · best 6Acesper game6.1323 total · best 16★ #3 of 97
- 10.362 total · best 15Games wonper game12.7671 total · best 19
Head to head
28 matches
since 20086
since 20086
- Hard · 6 matchesKanepi 2Safarova 4
- Clay · 2 matchesKanepi 0Safarova 2
Last meetings
- 30 Sept 2013 · Beijing · Round of 32 · HardSafarova won 6-3 6-3
- 7 May 2012 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClaySafarova won 6-4 6-4
- 17 Oct 2011 · Moscow · Semifinal · HardKanepi won 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3
- 22 Mar 2010 · Miami · Round of 128 · HardSafarova won 6-7(1) 6-4 6-3
- 17 Aug 2009 · Toronto · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-4 7-6(3)
- 3 Aug 2009 · Los Angeles · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-3 7-6(4)
- 11 May 2009 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClaySafarova won 6-2 2-3 ret.
- 29 Sept 2008 · Japan Open · Round of 32 · HardKanepi won 4-6 6-3 6-4
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2017.
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